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Originally Posted by dangonay
^ None, really.
The Playbook has one huge advantage, and that's the QNX operating system which makes both Android and iOS look like MS-DOS.
That's also it's biggest disadvantage. The initial lack of support and convincing programmers/developers to start devoting their resources to building applications for it. Sure they can run Android apps, but there's no way they are going to run as well as, or integrate with the OS as cleanly as a native app would. What's the point of having a superior OS if you're using an emulator to run someone else's apps?
I can see this becoming very successful in the enterprise as it would be a far more secure and robust solution than either Android or iOS. The enterprise can also afford to custom develop their own specific apps too, so the lack of initial apps won't really bother them.
For the average consumer, the advantages of the Playbook don't mean much (how many people have heard of QNX?). Having a huge market of apps and countless accessories, cases, vehicle docks and so on is what the consumer wants. And this is what you get with the iPad, iPod and iPhone.
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Including Android Apps (the ones that are gonna get to the playbook) is just giving consumers a choice and is used to attract people who want a bunch of apps. They never said that there are only going to be Android Apps either.. There are still a bunch of OS6 apps and new "Super" Apps that are made
for QNX. This is all going to depend on how RIM deals with the developers and if they are interested and willing to making apps for QNX. Only time will tell how successful they are. I for one am buying a playbook to support RIM, because there will only be more apps if developers see that there actually gonna be people buying their apps. Also, just because people haven't heard of QNX doesn't mean that it's crap. Even you said that it's a superior OS, so if RIM advertises it well, people will eventually know about it. There seems to be an adequate amount of decent apps on the PlayBook already, along with Flash games, web apps and
Adobe Air.
The PlayBook has its own cases and accessories. It also has another advantage, the mini-HDMI which makes it very easy to hook up to your TV. The size of the PlayBook is also pretty good because it actually fits in your quite well, unlike the iPad, I find it kind of hard to actually grab onto it with one hand. The iPad2 also feels kinda of delicate IMO because its so slim. CrackBerry says the PlayBook feels a lot sturdier due to it's thickness.